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Featured Links

There are three options available for Featured Links lists: Featured Links, Featured Links with Image, and Featured Links with Dropdown. Below you will find videos for each of the options includign some basic step by step instructions for using those options. 

Featured Links

 

Adding new Items 

  1. Click on the New Link easy button
  2. Add a Title
  3. Type, or paste, the web address for the link in to the URL field. This can be to a website, or a link to a document posted on a website. 
  4. Determine if you want the link to be opened in a new window - typically if the link is taking you away from the site it should be opened in a new window. 
  5. The Alternate Color option allows you to alternate the back ground and text color. So if your default colors are a white back ground with green writting, the Alternate Color would be a green back ground with white text.  
  6. The Sort Order determines where the link will be placed in the list. If you leave them all at their default value they will be sorted by the order they are added.
  7. Once all fo the informaiton has been add you can simply click Save and your new Image will be added. 
Editing Existing Items
  1. Click on the Edit Items easy button
  2. Click on the menu icon (...) next to the item you wish to edit
  3. Make any necesary changes to the item.
  4. When you are finished click save and you are done

​Featured Links with Image

 

Adding new Items 

  1. Click on the New Link easy button
  2. Add a Title
  3. Type, or paste, the web address for the link in to the URL field. This can be to a website, or a link to a document posted on a website. 
  4. Determine if you want the link to be opened in a new window - typically if the link is taking you away from the site it should be opened in a new window. 
  5. The Sort Order determines where the link will be placed in the list. If you leave them all at their default value they will be sorted by the order they are added.
  6. Click on the colored square to select a background color for your image. If you selct white the image you add will look like a button
  7. On the Edit ribbon click on Attach File, select Choose File to open a file from your computer. Once you have selected an image click OK
  8. Once all fo the informaiton has been add you can simply click Save and your new Image will be added. 
Editing Existing Items
  1. Click on the Edit Items easy button
  2. Click on the menu icon (...) next to the item you wish to edit
  3. Make any necesary changes to the item.
  4. When you are finished click save and you are done

Featured Links with Dropdown

 

 

Adding new Items 

  1. Click on the New Link easy button
  2. Add a Title
  3. Type, or paste, the web address for the link in to the URL field. This can be to a website, or a link to a document posted on a website. 
  4. Determine if you want the link to be opened in a new window - typically if the link is taking you away from the site it should be opened in a new window. 
  5. The Alternate Color option does not do anything with the Featured Link with Dropdown app, however, this list will also work with the regular Featured Links app, so if you were to chage the app it would pick up those settings. 
  6. The Sort Order determines where the link will be placed in the list. If you leave them all at their default value they will be sorted by the order they are added.
  7. Once all fo the informaiton has been add you can simply click Save and your new Image will be added. 
Editing Existing Items
  1. Click on the Edit Items easy button
  2. Click on the menu icon (...) next to the item you wish to edit
  3. Make any necesary changes to the item.
  4. When you are finished click save and you are done